Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-17
FARM AND STOCK NOTES.

Sudden changes of the weather cause
diseases among fowls much sooner than
! long continued cold or warm weather.
| ROup,a very contagious disease, Is usually
due 10 dampness.
1t is not best to utilize trees as supports
for grape vines. Not only does the vine
completely shade the tree but it becomes
d fiicult to gather the grapes, while prua-
| ing is almost impossible.
There is a vast difference in the quality
of the first milk and the strIppings. The
former contains twice as much albumen,
but the latter five times as much fat as
the former. There is also more caseine
sugar and ash IN the striDpings.
Modern farming is more and more be-
coming a race tor the survival of the
ii test" The poor farmer must "gO'
The good farmer only Will be able to bold
out against competition. 1t is a rule
that is applicable to all branches OF in.
dustry.
The consumption of food by dairy stock
| is paid back in a threefold way-milk,
growth of stock and the value of the ma
uure. which last often balances the first
cost Of the food. 1t is in that respe ct that
sCOck-raising is superior TO exclusive
grain growing.
Gilt-edge butter cannot be produced
unless the udder and teats of the cow and
! the hands of the mIlker are washed before
milking the cow, Tue milk must then
| te removed from the stable as quickly as
| possible, as it Will absorb odOrs as soon as
| 1t becomes cool.
1t would not be out Of place il farmers
! would put their names over their gates
order to assist those seeking particular
| residences. The plan IS as applicable in
| the country as in The city. Even the farms
| uIon,r u rpod anr1tH no Mum hgraJ
| town to another.
Weight alone Is not the only mode o.
regulating the price. Qualify is becon-
| ing the prime f2ctqr IN profit. and farmers
| will soon learnllthat It is more profitable
| TO grow only fi'st-class produce than to
raise large amounts of that which is it,
| ierior and sloPetof sale.
TIE fattening value OF grains depends
largely upon the Tree oil or fat cont aimed
| in them, vital their sugar. starch, etc.
| One per cent. of oil is considered equal to
| more than per cent of sugar and starch.
| Atthese estimates 80 pounds of corn equal
| 10 pounds of barley, but the barley is
richer in albuminOids. and is therefore
| more valuable than corn for the deYelop-
! meht OF flesh.
When the flesh on a LEG of mutton shrinks
| back in cooking. leaving the end OF the
| hone stick out an inch or SO, il is a suIe
| sign that the animal was not properly fed.
| The only good meat OF any kind is that
| which was made from good feed and plen-
| tv of it. Shrinking meat is too fun OF
water. Good meat is juicy and bears
well against heat. FlabDy, watery meat
| always shrinks.
An Oblong 6gure. IS long again as wide,
| is the most profitable shane for a garden,
! as the rows are equally long and less time
! is taken up In turning the horse. The size
OF the same should be in proportion to the
number Of the family, bearing in mind
| the tact that one-tourth of an acre, well
MANFRED and cultivated, will produce
more ard better vegetables than whole
acre not so well attended to.
Fixed wages for a days work" is not
the proper mode of contracting. There
is as much difference in days work be
| tween individuals as in the value Of the
! products of the farm. Nor can any meth
/ cd be devised for determining The value
| OF a days work on farm until the la Dor
has been performed. Wherever work can
! be done by the piece it should be the rule,
| though this cannot we'll be the case on n
| farm.
The best way to keep vegeta les succu-
| lent, says the American Cult ator, is to
| pack them in damp sawdust, placed IN
| barrels OF moderate size, or in boxes of
| not more than two feet in width. Place
| a layer Of saWdust in the bottom, then a
! layer of roots; then fill in the interstices
With another LAYER, ana so on until the
| box Is full, leaving no crevices. When
moss is obtained it is regarded as better
than saWdust.